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The food environment through the eyes of adolescents: exploring socioecological factors and opportunities for healthy and sustainable food choices

BMC Public Health
Background Although it is evident that current food environments do not facilitate healthy and sustainable diets, it is still largely unknown how adolescents navigate their food environments during the school week. This study explored how adolescents, in
Anouk Mesch, Femke Hoefnagels, Judith Gulikers, Renate Wesselink, Laura H.H. Winkens, Sanne Raghoebar, Annemien Haveman-Nies   +6 more
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The incidence and prevalence of hospital-acquired (carbapenem-resistant) Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe, Eastern Mediterranean and Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Due to therapeutic challenges, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii (HA-AB), particularly carbapenem-resistant strains (HA-CRAB) pose a serious health threat to patients worldwide.
Olaniyi Ayobami, Niklas Willrich, Thomas Harder, Iruka N. Okeke, Tim Eckmanns, Robby Markwart   +5 more
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Voicing residents’ perception of (commercial) food cues in outdoor public spaces: a photovoice study

BMC Public Health
Background (Commercial) food cues in outdoor public spaces are environmental drivers of unhealthy diets. This study aimed to explore residents’ perceptions of food cues in outdoor public spaces in relation to their perceived food environment, eating ...
Tamika M. Wopereis, Kirsten J. Roman, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Maartje P. Poelman   +3 more
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The epidemiology of carbapenem-non-susceptible Acinetobacter species in Europe: analysis of EARS-Net data from 2013 to 2017

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background Due to limited therapeutic options and their association with high mortality and morbidity, carbapenem-non-susceptible Acinetobacter spp. (CNA) are of significant public health importance.
Olaniyi Ayobami, Niklas Willrich, Beneditta Suwono, Tim Eckmanns, Robby Markwart   +4 more
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Identifying mechanisms that shape the food environment in long-term healthcare facilities in the Netherlands: a participatory system dynamics approach

BMC Public Health
Background Creating healthy and sustainable food environments within long-term healthcare facilities asks for a systemic approach. This study aimed to: (1) identify system dynamics underlying the food environment of long-term healthcare facilities, (2 ...
Joline J. Wierda, S. Coosje Dijkstra, Tamika M. Wopereis, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Maartje P. Poelman   +4 more
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Food availability, perceived food environment and social norm perceptions of healthy and vegetarian food consumption at a public music festival in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
Objective To gain insight into the food availability, the perceived food environment, and social norm perceptions in favour of healthy and vegetarian food consumption at a festival.Design Two cross-sectional substudies were conducted to audit food and ...
Emely de Vet, Tamika M Wopereis, Frédérique C Rongen, Maartje P Poelman   +3 more
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The Philosophy of Consumption [PDF]

Scientific American, 1891
To the Editor: —A proclamation by an eminent physician that he has discovered a specific cure for consumption in its most prevalent and insiduous form, known as tuberculosis, might well create a deep and universal interest, since there are comparatively few of us that do not have this deadly enemy within the limits of our cousin kinship. And if German
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Consumption growth and volatility with consumption externalities [PDF]

, 2010
This paper studies the link between group-specific consumption growth and volatility within a framework of heterogeneous agents, under the assumption of a consumption externality. Household preferences are related to the volatility through asset holding decisions: volatility decreases with groups' degree of patience, and increases with household ...
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Understanding the underlying systems dynamics contributing to the continued predominance of the unhealthy motorway food environment in the Netherlands: identifying leverage points and actions for change

BMC Medicine
Background Motorway food environments are dominated by roadside restaurants and petrol station stores offering predominantly unhealthy quick-service meals and foods for on-the-go consumption.
Lisanne Geboers, Coosje Dijkstra, Frédérique C. Rongen, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Maartje P. Poelman   +4 more
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Systems thinking for local food environments: a participatory approach identifying leverage points and actions for healthy and sustainable transformations

Health Research Policy and Systems
Background Current local food environments encourage poor diets, posing a significant threat to public and planetary health. Acknowledging and addressing its inherent complexity is vital to making meaningful improvements to the food environment.
Tamika M. Wopereis, Coosje Dijkstra, Joline J. Wierda, Frédérique C. Rongen, Maartje P. Poelman   +4 more
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